Often the issue is not a lack of desire for a partner. It is that the brain and body have become so consumed with managing stress that pleasure has quietly slipped to the bottom of the priority list.
Yes but a couple of questions worth asking: Are you genuinely interested in maintaining a friendship, or are you hoping friendship becomes a pathway back into the relationship?
The harder we try to force an erection, the more pressure we create. The more pressure we create, the harder it becomes to relax into pleasure. It is a frustrating cycle.
The journey to living an authentic life is not always straightforward, but the first step is often allowing yourself to stop fighting your own existence, even at an older age.